Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 17 — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
§ 875. Powers of officers as notaries
Statutory text
In places where the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is serving which are not within the jurisdiction of any one of the States of the continental United States, excluding Alaska, commanding officers of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessels, and such other officers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as the Secretary of Commerce may designate, may exercise the general powers of the notary public in the administration of oaths for the execution, acknowledgment, and attestation of instruments and papers, and the performance of all other notarial acts. The powers conferred shall be limited to acts performed in behalf of the personnel of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or in connection with the proper execution of the functions of that agency.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 84–932 § 1 · 70 Stat. 954
Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 875
Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 932, § 1, 70 Stat. 988
Source evidence
Code source credit
Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 932, § 1, 70 Stat. 988Hawaii Omnibus Act
Pub. L. 86–624 § 24 · 74 Stat. 411
Substituted · 33 U.S.C. § 875
Pub. L. 86–624 substituted “the States of the continental United States, excluding Alaska” for “the several States”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 86–624 substituted “the States of the continental United States, excluding Alaska” for “the several States”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 24. coast and geodetic survey The first sentence of section 1 of the Act of August 3, 1956 33 USC 875. (70 Stat. 988), is amended by striking out the words “the several States” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “the States of the continental United States, excluding Alaska”.
1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1960—Pub. L. 86–624 substituted “the States of the continental United States, excluding Alaska” for “the several States”.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
Coast and Geodetic Survey consolidated with Weather Bureau to form a new agency in Department of Commerce to be known as Environmental Science Services Administration, and commissioned officers of Survey transferred to ESSA, by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1965, eff. , 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318, set out as a note under section 851 of this title. The Reorg. Plan also transferred to Secretary of Commerce all functions of Coast and Geodetic Survey and Director of Survey. Subsequently, Environmental Science Services Administration abolished, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration established, and Commissioned Officer Corps of ESSA redesignated Commissioned Officer Corps of NOAA by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. , 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. For further details, see note set out under section 851 of this title.
Credits
1956–1970 · 4 acts
- 1956Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 932, § 1, 70 Stat. 988
- 1960Pub. L. 86–624, § 24, , 74 Stat. 418
- 19651965 Reorg. Plan No. 2, eff. , 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318
- 19701970 Reorg. Plan No. 4, eff. , 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090.
Show as published
(Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 932, § 1, 70 Stat. 988; Pub. L. 86–624, § 24, , 74 Stat. 418; 1965 Reorg. Plan No. 2, eff. , 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 4, eff. , 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090.)